Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, wants to rescind Gov. Gavin Newsom's open call for a constitutional convention ...

The story of how we gained our Bill of Rights shows the influence of the states 233 years ago, and it can remind us of the ...

Some Republicans have said that a constitutional convention is overdue. Many Democratic-led states have rescinded their long-ago calls for one, and California will soon consider whether to do the same ...

Opinion: So, it seems, despite the original attempt to keep all three branches of government on an equal footing, many ...

The United States Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, but that doesn't mean that it's outdated. In fact, the Constitution is seen as a "living" document. Over the past two centuries, ...

Birthright citizenship opens the Fourteenth Amendment. It opens the Amendment because it is crucial.

Gov. Tim Walz also made headlines during the 2024 election cycle for suggesting the Electoral College should be ended.

Joseph J. Thorndike examines the Fries Rebellion, a revolt in Pennsylvania against the first federal property tax, and its ...

The Royal Society censures astronomer Edmond Halley for suggesting in a paper titled ‘Some considerations about the cause of ...

I’ll begin by thanking Karen Murphy Ballash for responding to my request (Nov. 13) for an explanation of when America was great and what made it great back then. As I read her letter (Nov. 30), I see ...

Democratic California state Sen. Scott Wiener this week filed legislation to recall all of the state's requests for a U.S.